Sack-holder.



Patented Aug. l3, l90l.

W. M. 81. C. G, INMAN.

SACK HOLDER. (Application filed Nov. 17, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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ATENT \VILLIAM M. INMAN, OF RANDSBURG, AND CLAUDE O. INMAN, OF BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.

SACK-HOLDER.

sEEoiFIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,381, dated August 13, 1901.

Application filed November17, 1900. Serial No. 36,837. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM M. INMAN, residing at Bandsburg, county of Kern, and CLAUDE O. INMAN, residing at Bishop, county of Inyo, State of California, citizens of the United States,have invented an Improvement in Sack-Holders; and we hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

Our invention relates to a device for holding sacks with the mouths open for the purpose of filling.

It consists of two vertical standards having fixed bases, one of said standards being elastic and both having spreaders at the top, standing in opposition with each other, so that the mouth of the sack may be engaged by said spreader-s and the elasticity of one serves to maintain it with open mouth until filled. I

The invention also comprises means for adjusting the apparatus for sacks of different lengths.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a general view of the holder. Fig. 2 is a plan view, the dotted lines indicating the mouth of the sack.

The standardAhas a foot 2, by which it may be secured to a floor or to a movable base, as 3, in which case the apparatus can easily be transferred to any place where it is to be used.

Slidable in the standard A is an extension 4, which is here shown as curved over into a semicircular or segmental form, as at 5, and having upon the end of this curved extension a transverse bar 6, which is provided with points or holders 7 at the outer ends.

8 is a second standard having a foot 9, by which it is secured to the base 3 at a suffi cient distance from the standard A. Slidable upon this standard is an extension 10, which is made of elastic steel or equivalent elastic material having a sufficient stiffness so that it will not be too much bent by the weight which it will have to bear. The upper end of this extension is also curved over, as shown at 11, and has a transversely-projecting bar 12 with points 13, corresponding with the points upon the extension 4. The points or holders on both of the bars 6 and 12 are turned backwardly or away from each other. The bars 'are set suficiently near to each other so that a sack may be engaged as follows: The mouth of the sack being opened, one edge is stretched so as to engage the points upon the arm of the stationary standard, and the clastic standard is then pressed toward the stationary one, the mouth of the sack being at the same time spread open until it engages with the points of the arm of the elastic standard. The latter being released will then stretch the sack open, and the bottom of the sack approximately resting upon the base it can be readily filled, after which it can be disengaged from the holders and removed.-

The extensions of the two main standards enable us to raise or lower them, so as to fit any length of sack which it may be desired to fill. These extensions may be made in various ways. As here shown, the main standard A is tubular and its extension 4 is slidably fitted in the tube and is locked at any desired point by a set-screw, as 15. The other main standard is flat and has lugs 16 at the top, between which the elastic extension 10.is slidable, and the lower end of this extension has similar lugs 17, which inclose and fit the stationary part of this standard. One or both of these may beslotted or perforated with holes to receive a bolt 19, and by means of a thumb-nut 20 they can be tightly held to gether at any point of adjustment.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Asack-holder including two rigid standards and a base to which they are fixed, a rigid extension of one of said standards and an elastic extension of the other standard said extensions having their upper ends curved toward each other and provided with transverse spreaders, having sack-engaging devices.

2. A sack-holder consisting of a fixed tubalar standard, a rigid extension fitting and slidable therein and a set-screw for locking the same when adjusted, the upper end of said extension being curved into a segment having a transverse bar at its end with holdingpoints, a second rigid standard fixed oppo site to the first having a slidable elastic extension curved at the top with a, transverse bar and holding-points turned in the opposite direction from those of the first standard whereby the mouth of the sack may be first engaged with the points of the first standard, 7

and afterward by those upon the second one by bending it inwardly, the elasticity serving to hold the sack distended while being filled. 

